ID 1225461
Lot 14 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK "A LA GEOFFRIN"
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 40 000
THE CASE ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT OSMOND, THE MOVEMENT BY MARTIN, PARIS, CIRCA 1775-80
The case with figure reading with putti and globe, leaning against a square case with pinecone, foliate mounted finial, the dial surrounded by ribbon bows, berried foliage and swags, the later Directoire white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, inner calendar ring, inscribed 'ENGAZ A PARIS', the twin barrel movement with verge escapement and numbered countwheel strike to bell (lacking), the backplate signed 'Martin a Paris', above a stepped base with rosette frieze and laurel swags
17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) high; 23 ½ in. (60 cm.) wide; 10 ½ in. (26 cm.) deep
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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